October 29 Rides

[uk elephant]

Windy around here too. Headed out on a short 16mi loop before BF woke up this morning so we could spend our Sunday puttering around together. Had a granola bar before heading off and had a fry-up to look forward to when I got home. Heading out I was cruizing feeling great, then I turned and headed for home and hit the headwinds. Still did ok and had a very nice ride and a very good breakfast when I got home.

[Crankin]

Well, the 50 mph gusts were just a bit too much for me. I really wanted to ride yesterday, but my last experience in high winds, on my tour in Canada was not pleasant. I don't like being pushed out into the traffic! We also went for a hike. We did 5.5 miles in one of the Acton conservation lands (actually 2, we crossed a road to make the hike longer). There were a couple of tricky stream crossings and it was slippery from Saturday's rain, but it was fun. I took one of my snowshoe poles to help me cross the streams and it really helped. There were 2 ponds on the hike, one with a beautiful overlook and benches to sit on. I am hurting a little bit today!
It's supposed to be 68 tomorrow, so I already brought my cycling gear to school. I will go on a ride right when the students leave and be able to get in at least 15 miles before I have to worry about darkness.
Today, I'm going to the gym.

[PinkBike]

we didnt have killer winds at the palo verde nuclear century in southwest phoenix, but enough that our outbound avg speed was 18.5 and our inbound was 14.5. but what a blast DH and i had! sorry mtkitchen about your blowout, but it was great to meet other TEers, really cool. guess i need a TE window sticker now

[bikerchick68]

I rode 18.5 miles on my new Brooks saddle... so far it's like riding a brick

we considered going farther but still have the smoke blown in from the fires in Palm Springs so air quality wasn't great... decided to play it safe and keep it short... I figure I'm gonna need these lungs for a few more years...